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Getting newcomers on board
- Written by Inci Kucukaksoy, JWC PAO
A two-week “Newcomers Training” started at Joint Warfare Centre (JWC) on Tuesday, 18 August to welcome 45 new staff members and their families to Stavanger. The training aims to get newcomers up to speed as quickly as possible on JWC’s mission, organization and activities and to make it easier for them to integrate into the larger JWC community.
2015 JWC Welcome BBQ and Information Day
- Written by Gordon Ramsay, Chief JWC Community Support; Photographs by Maj Stephen Olsen, NOR A, JWC PAO
JWC's "2015 Welcome BBQ and Information Day" was held at Jåttå on Saturday, August 15, 2015. The aim of this annual event is threefold: 1) to allow us to meet newcomers to our community; 2) to allow us to "catch up" with each other after the summer leave period; and 3) to allow us the chance to obtain information on the numerous activities and services available to us in the local area.
JWC to test optimized organization
- Written by Inci Kucukaksoy, JWC PAO
The trial structure, endorsed by Supreme Allied Commander Transformation (SACT) in 2013 and approved by NATO’s Military Committee in 2015, is focused on the realignment and revitalization of Joint Warfare Centre’s (JWC) output and support functions.
TRIDENT JUNCTURE 15 CPX and the Canadian Connection
- Written by Captain Mélina Archambault, Canadian Joint Operations Center PAO and Inci Kucukaksoy, JWC PAO
Over the past twelve months, NATO's Joint Warfare Centre (JWC) and the Canadian Joint Operations Command (CJOC) J7 planners have been breaking new ground in the design and planning of an exceptional training event, which will allow the application of the Connected Forces Initiative (CFI) in a manner unprecedented in scope and size for Canada and NATO, alike.
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An update on JWC's One Team Programme
- Written by Paul Sewell, Lessons Learned Analyst and Lead Facilitator for One Team Programme
On Tuesday 2 June, Lieutenant Colonel Frank Andrews and Mr Paul Sewell led a one-day workshop providing a grounding of the JWC’s "One Team" organisational culture programme to a small group of senior leaders and staff.
JWC conducts Civil Environment Workshop for TRIDENT JUNCTURE 15
- Written by Inci Kucukaksoy, JWC PAO
Between 26 and 28 May, JWC hosted the Civil Environment Workshop for exercise TRIDENT JUNCTURE 15 (TRJE 15) with the concept of Comprehensive Approach taking centre stage in the discussions.
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Exercise TRIDENT JET 16 Crisis Response Planning
- Written by Inci Kucukaksoy, JWC PAO
As part of the Crisis Response Planning (CRP) for exercise TRIDENT JET 16 (TRJET 16), a 23-pax Operational Liaison and Reconnaissance Team (OLRT) deployed to Stavanger between 17 and 25 May under the command of Turkish Air Force Brigadier General Mehmet Yalinalp, Headquarters Allied Air Command (HQ AIRCOM), Deputy Chief of Staff Plans.
Head of Norwegian Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence visits JWC
- Written by Inci Kucukaksoy, JWC PAO
Ms. Anniken Huitfeldt, the Head of Norwegian Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence, visited NATO’s Joint Warfare Centre (JWC) on Tuesday, 2 June 2015.
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SHAPE Military Partnership Directorate (MPD) Representatives visit JWC
- Written by Inci Kucukaksoy, JWC PAO
Military representatives from 28 countries visited NATO’s Joint Warfare Centre (JWC) on Wednesday, 27 May under the framework of the Military Partnership Directorate (MPD) in SHAPE/Mons, Belgium.
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Exercise TRIDENT JAGUAR 15 with ARRC
- Written by ACT, ARRC and JWC PAOs
The Allied Rapid Reaction Corps (ARRC) was recently exercised and certified in a Joint Task Force (JTF) headquarters role.
ARRC Exercise TRIDENT JAGUAR 2015
- Written by ARRC and JWC Public Affairs Offices
In early May, after months of preparation, several hundred members of Headquarters Allied Rapid Reaction Corps (ARRC) will begin exercise TRIDENT JAGUAR 15 (TRJR 15) to certify as a NATO Force Structure Joint Task Force (JTF) HQ for land-centered operations.
NRDC-Italy achieved NATO certification as a Joint Task Force HQ
- Written by Inci Kucukaksoy, JWC PAO
NATO's High Readiness Force Headquarters, NRDC-Italy (NRDC-ITA) achieved Full Operational Capability as a land-heavy Joint Task Force Headquarters (JTF) for Small Joint Operations (SJO) following the conclusion of the 13-day exercise in Stavanger.
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NRDC-Italy’s TRIDENT JAGUAR exercise underway in Stavanger
- Written by Inci Kucukaksoy, JWC PAO
NATO’s High Readiness Force Headquarters, NRDC-Italy is taking part in the land-heavy crisis response Small Joint Operation (SJO) exercise, TRIDENT JAGUAR 15 (TRJR 15) at NATO’s Joint Warfare Centre in Stavanger.
Read more: NRDC-Italy’s TRIDENT JAGUAR exercise underway in Stavanger
JWC presents 2014 Military Member of the Year Award
- Written by Inci Kucukaksoy, JWC PAO
Royal Navy Chief Petty Officer Craig Pilley, Staff Assistant at Joint Warfare Centre’s Joint Training Division (JTD), was named the Centre's Military Member of the Year (MMOY) 2014.
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U.S. soldiers receive German Proficiency Badge
- Written by Lieutenant Colonel Stefan Kuehling, German Army, Chief Public Affairs Officer
Last week, six U.S. soldiers from the Joint Warfare Centre (JWC) in Stavanger, Norway, were decorated with the “German Armed Forces Badge for Military Proficiency” in Gold for meeting rigorous proficiency standards.
Exclusive video interview with SACEUR
- Written by Inci Kucukaksoy, JWC PAO
JWC's latest Three Swords News including an exclusive interview with General Philip M. Breedlove, SACEUR, about exercise TRIDENT JEWEL 15 is now online at the Centre's official YouTube Channel.
TRJL 15: MARCOM’s certification exercise underway in United Kingdom and Norway
- Written by Inci Kucukaksoy, JWC PAO
Exercise TRIDENT JEWEL 15 (TRJL 15) is designed to provide NATO’s Allied Maritime Command (MARCOM) a realistic training environment to train and test its ability to manage a maritime-heavy, joint multinational Crisis Response Operation.
Read more: TRJL 15: MARCOM’s certification exercise underway in United Kingdom and Norway
SACT Command Sergeant Major visits JWC
- Written by Inci Kucukaksoy, JWC PAO
U.S. Air Force Command Chief Master Sergeant Jack Johnson Jr., Allied Command Transformation (ACT) Senior Enlisted Leader, visited Joint Warfare Centre (JWC) on Monday, 16 March, to learn more about the Centre’s mission and tasks and meet with the non-commissioned officers (NCOs) assigned to JWC.
JWC conducts TRIDENT JAGUAR 15 (TRJR 15) Incident Development and Scripting Workshops
- Written by Inci Kucukaksoy, JWC PAO
The Main Events List/Main Incidents List (MEL/MIL) Incident Development and Scripting Workshops for exercise TRIDENT JAGUAR 15 (TRJR 15) started on 24 February at Joint Warfare Centre (JWC) with participation from Allied Rapid Reaction Corps (ARRC), NATO Rapid Deployable Corps – Italy (NRDC-ITA) and NATO Special Operations Headquarters (NSHQ).
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Secretary of State for the Norwegian Ministry of Defence visits JWC
- Written by Inci Kucukaksoy and Maj Stephen Olsen, Norwegian Army, JWC PAO
Mr Oystein Bo, Secretary of State for the Norwegian Ministry of Defence, made his first visit to NATO’s Joint Warfare Centre (JWC) on Tuesday, 3 March 2015.
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